Your requirements
All schools with a secondary phase (including all-through and middle schools) need to provide:
- Relationships and sex education (RSE)
- Health education
This is set out on page 2 the DfE's RSHE guidance.
You must have an RSHE policy
You must have an RSHE policy in place and you must:
- Proactively engage and consult parents/carers when you develop and review it
- Publish your RSHE policy on your school's website, and provide a copy to anyone who asks for one
This requirement is explained in paragraph 12 of the RSHE guidance.
Independent schools
All the requirements above apply, except health education isn’t compulsory, because you're already required to provide PSHE.
Share the curriculum and resources with parents and carers
Make parents/carers aware of what you’re teaching in RSHE. This might include inviting parents/carers into school to discuss the curriculum and the importance of RSHE Show parents/carers a representative sample of